Gas holder



Sept. 2, 1930.

R. RWAGNER GAS HOLDER Filed Aug. 23. 1926 F/g. 1f.

y i ment of thev'olosuremember.' U Y y v n The Weight of :theolosure membermaybei f supported by aslide block at'the lowerend l REINHoLnnroH-Ann WAGismnQoF Brin" r oirnnnorrnnnoncg;)Gnniyrnri l l l K Glnsioriinn I 'Apiiliefinlea August 23; 1926,' fsei Np. f

. VMy invention relates to i gas hblderin,

whichy a piston, `dise zo'r .like 'Y'elosure lmember vreoiprocates Within-the ges 4 holder malnnga. y tight ioint therewith@` 5 According to Athis invention, the infn'able Vclosure member 'is kadapted tojmove hori'rlon-f j f tallyy or substantially horizontally they gas; holderbeing situated horizontally orslightly inclined, and being ofuni'fornrvertical crossf 10 seotionthroughout the entire portionin'which.v

the closure-member moves.- The capaoityof P Y fendjoan beyquite4 open/,thusrenderingiml 3 f @ssi-ble-forieiexplosive mimreof geen@ i l thel gasfholder is vuried'by horizontal-moveof the Closure member, but the olosuremem- Vloer is preferably mounted to run up'oiilrnils',

.upon the 'floor of thefgas holder.

The gas holder s preferablymf horse-shoe i ground uponwhioh the holder is built. t

" The flooris' preferablyhorizontal yor' onlyA .1,

'Y very slightly inclined,gso,thaigyvhen ak liquid seal is employed'forthelovver 'edges of-the l Y'movable closure member, thev leyer .of liquid" vf ,Willnot vrequire vconsiderable variation inl depth Yfrom one end Loftlie holder to n .theV

other. n Y. y The closure member is' preferably'givenuA `rectilinear!movement sothit the floor of thev gasholder can bemade ,rectangular inout-K4 line.y The olosureffniemberf may,l however, move in arcurved line `und may even s wlnglat such a manner that 4the'fioor formsuoir'c'glmY ora sector of a circle. t

' Thefnecessary pressure on which pass through the g-1s,spaceandthrough` the fiXed-end,`being loaded at their outer endsk ner that the load equalizesv ullthe horizontal forces acting' upon the movable closuremem-v ber, namely, thev sur pressure, gas' pressure, u o Y i 0 s A friction and inertla. Y

` tudinal or saddle shape in cross-sejotionjnnd.theoorff of the gas holder may be formed byfthel` one vof its edges like erdoor in itsfhingesin i the gasjcnbe attained in veriousivays byurgingr themov. able closure member towards the fixed end, .A of the gas holder. `To this -endflmztygconl' neet the movable closurememberf to ."cublesy .l Qmnypass freely out'of the boxes vfrornthez j ing hung fromthe lower pulley blooksand the helgafsfholder op ositeto.v itsy closed f n Eigenen@ newbie-@helfen i ,ingnfhefiieu unformat-fashelder;

ell which' isfzs'u-pported in .zt skeleton' framewvorlrZa'n ol'osed'utone end by the' end'iywall 4. fjThe frame 3 issupportedabywheels n Y5*resting rupon rails@ which urelaidfuponthe' f l `floor, 7fofthe gas holder..- Cables Qnreiseoured boxes lQvheretheoables' pass around sheaves e' 'lgandflll which dip into @liquid VSettl`l5.Ay Y vtongue 16 proj eots down into the liquidflso kythat gas Cannot esoapefthrough then apertures d t The gas entersthe ygas space Gr ofthegus holderby Way ofthe inlet-E and is delivered through the outletA. On the ,outer 'side of f l l ',themova-ble end is an tir space L. 'I The.cablesk 'sheavesll fund-1muybeV guided over uppery l fixedl nilleyslVV and; lowerl movable :jp'ulley blocks 19 in a tower-17, oountervveights 2 0 ben ddmgeeimany.Nbyeiberf1o..1925. 'if

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Thel'jfmovetbleendconsiste of skeleton y. i' -framee Curryingg'astight `metal ooveifplattf` l e 1,774,955 Y Cables being fixed at their ends at 21 to the top of theframework.V l e' l When gas is Withdrawn rom'the gas holdver, the ycounterweights 20 acting/on the Cables f 'e 5 9 pull'the movable end toward the lixed Wall,

` and the gas pressurein thegas holder isdetermined by the Weight of the eountervveights The lowerhorizontal edge ofthe movable i e' mf end is Amade gas-tight by the provision of a f liquidbath in the w'vel-l-known mannenbut Y, l

theremaining portion of the edge oi' the movable end is rendered gas-tightby the employe mentoffa dryv seal. Y

' E The invention is :ofcourse not limited to the l i particular construction herein described and illustrated, since it ist capable; of inodiiica- Y vtionswvithin the scope of thel appended claims. Ilclaiinz" A Yo 1. A gasl holder oornprising a horizontally l elongated gas :container offuniform vertical Cross* sectionv throughout its vlength, a Wall closing one end ofsaid'container and providv ied'vvith gas inletfand outlet means, atraok in ,25 thebttom of said eontainerga olosuremem- .ber in gas-tight relation with the top :and sides of said container,.said Vclosure memberbeing mounted on said track formovernent longitudinally through said container, a liquid seal for gas between the bottom .of Said closure member and the bottom of sai d eontaii'ier, and

'1 means for urging saidiolosure member along said ,container in the rvdirection ofthe Closed 'end of' ,the latter. l Y

' 2. f A gasholder comprisingeLY horizontally elongated gas-tightoontainerya vvall Closing n oneend of said container and providedvvith gas inletand outlet means, a closure member slidable along said container, Vaflexible ele- "4H ment extending Ifrom said Closurey member e through anA opening insaid end Wall, means' ,supporting al body of liquidoutside of said y Container below the openingin 'the end Wall thereof throughfwhich said flexibleelement f extends, a sheave Within said body of liquid o'verwhioh said flexible element is trained, a

y tongue gas-tight engagement with said end Wall Vabove the. said opening therein, said` tongue 'extending into said body of liquid 'f' -Whereby gas 'is prevented fromA escaping to the atmosphere from said Container `through thesaid opening in the end Wall thereof, and means outside of said container for exerting a.

vpulling force Aon said flexible element to urge said closure Inemberftowards said endV Wall.

, 'RICHARD WAGNER; 

